The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-30

BY agreement the principal business
houses of the city will be closed on Mon
day next, July 4th.
AT the Alumni meeting held at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute last week, Maj. j.
B. Dorman. of this city, presided,
Mr.. Chas. Conrad, brother of DR., Con-
rad, of the w. i. A. arrived in Staunton
on Tuesday last from California.
Judge G. w. Ward and wife, of Abing-
don, spent few days il the city this week,
the guests of Mrs. John B. Baldwin.
In the assignment of recent graduates
of West Point, I'd Lieutenant J. A. Har-
man was assigned to the 10th Cavalry.
Mr.. Rockingham Paul, of the firm of
Craig & Paul, has purchased the Gentry
property on High street, Harrisonburg,
for 81, 1852. so.
Sadie, the bright, attractive little daugh-
ter of John w. Todd, ESQ.,. is very i'll at
her fathers residence with that terrible
disease. meningitis. DR.. Sheltonis attend
ing her.
The Beverly Manor Road Board has
agreed to unite with the city in purchasing
Rock Crusher. the Board to bear one-half
of the cost-$350 Capt. Fulcher was au-
thorized to complete the purchase.
The ladies of the Greenville Baptist
Church will give lawn party and ice
cream supper at the Church. on Friday,
July Sth. in the afternoon. All who come
may expect good time.
Ed. Burke has beautiful Sam Purdy
colt. out of Hamiltonian mare. at his
stable. He is two years and seven months
old, splendid form, and will make a superb
mover. lie is now training him for har
ness.
Arrangements are being completed for
the improvement of SIC Weyer's Cave
property on grand scale. A meeting OF
| a number of the gentlemen interested will
be held there next Wednesday and the cave
| be Illuminated
Col. w. II. Chapman, special agent of
the Treasury Department, was in the city
| this week. to superintend the removal of
the Internal Revenue Office of the 9th
district from Staunton to Lynchburg.
DIR. Frank King, President of the Shen-
andoah Agricultural Society, was in the
city for a few hours Monday. He states
| that the celebration of the 4th, at the Fair
Grounds Lear Woodstock. promises to be
| in every way success, bothas to the char
acter of the exhibition and the crowd that
will be present.
The attention of the public is called to
| the entertainment to be given by the La
dies Auxiliary, to morrow friday night.
| at the Y. NJ. G A. Hall. AmusementS
and refreshments at small cost. No ad-
mission fee. Doors open from 5 to IL p.
m. All are invited to call and enjoy a
| pleasant evening.
Hon. J, F. Lewis was in Washington
last week, for the purpose of having his
right eye examined, the sight of which
has become very much impaired if not
lost. The af1liction came upon him I'M
noticed, until he happened to close his
left eye and found that he could not see
out of the right. He attributed t. we
learn, TO blow he accidenliy received Oh
his head recently.
The regular Sunday afternoon service OF
the Y. M. C. A. will be held in the Epis-
copal Church, instead of their hall, the
large attendance on the first Sund ~ COM
polling them to use church. Mr.. Geo.
A. Grillbortzer, the new General Secreta-
ry, will lead the meeting-suhject, Love
Divine and love eXcelling. st. John
18th chapter, 9th to 18th verse inclusive.
Good singing Everybody invited.
COUNTY CoURT.-June court-the har-
vest season-is always SHINY attended by
the farmers, and Monday last was no ex-
ception to the rule.
The principal business before the court
| was the qualification of the county officers
| whose term commences on The LIST OF July.
The various officers qualified in the follow
ing sums JAS n. Mcfarland, Treasurer,
5000, 900, fourteen bondsmen; L. Il. N.
Speck, Sheriff, $50 900, three bondsmen
Jos. N Ryan. Circuit Clerk, $4,000; VIM
A. Burnett. County Clerk, $3 600; r. b.
Hundley, Superintendent of the Poor,
| $4,000.
The total amount of penalty of the ag-
gregated bonds of cou nty and district Of
fcers is ST AIS 900.
The Deputy sheriffs who qualified are
J. Newton Wilson. n. G. Watts, N. l..
Wheeler, S. B. Slower, and Logan Turner,
who is the jalor. w. 7. Lightner quail
fed to wind up his business of the former
| term.
VIM. Wayt King qualified as Deputy
Treasurer.
The roads provided for by the Board OF
Supervisors at a recent meeting of that
body, near Weyer's Cave, Middle River
District on Mofett's branch. N orth Riy-
er District, and near Waynesboro, were
established.
Rev. George S. Shuey. of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church. received authority
to celebrate the rites Of matrimony.
M. Green Kerr was appointed guardian
of Ida and Samuel Kerr.
Administration was granted Samuel II.
| Weaver upon the estate of Ezra Martin,